Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Video of Zachary Gordin's master class

Zachary Gordin teaching at the College of the Sequoias (left) and as he appears in our calendar

We recently awarded Center Stage Opera in the Los Angeles area and barihunk Zachary Gordin our first grant from our 2014 Barihunks Charity Calendar. Gordin is currently performing Count Almaviva in Mozart's Marriage of Figaro with the Visalia Opera Company. Performances are running from November 8-10and tickets are only $25 for adults and $15 for students. They can be purchased online.

Our grant was to pay for Gordin to work with young singers in master classes with Center Stage Opera. He's also getting a chance to work with young singers at the College of the Sequoias and we have some video to share with you. You can see why he's the perfect candidate for our first grant, which helps both his career and a bunch of aspiring young singers.

Gordin, who started his career as a countertenor, performed his first
baritone role with Center Stage Opera in 2005 - Enrico in Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor.
He has maintained an artistic association with them ever since. The
company will use the Barihunks grant to bring Gordin back for his third
master class with young artists.

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